Types of laxatives

Laxatives are medicines that relieve constipation (difficulty with bowel movements). They are a popular type of over-the-counter remedy. They can also be prescribed for conditions that could get wor...

What Is the Best Approach to Tailoring Hydrocortisone Dose?

Do you consider circadian rhythm when dosing hydrocortisone for patients with adrenal insufficiency? Clinical Endocrinology

Hydrocortisone — the revolutionary topical treatment for atopic eczema

Although topical hydrocortisone is freely available in pharmacies nowadays, prejudice against its use continues and some patients are still under-treated, explains Jenny Bryan

Link between chronic exposure to staph bacteria and risk of lupus

Chronic exposure to even small amounts of staph bacteria could be a risk factor for the chronic inflammatory disease lupus, Mayo Clinic research shows. Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a ger...

Increased Risk Of Lupus Possible Following Chronic Exposure To Staph Bacteria

Chronic exposure to even small amounts of staph bacteria could be a risk factor for the chronic inflammatory disease lupus, Mayo Clinic research shows. Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a ger...

Chronic exposure to staph bacteria may be risk factor for lupus, study finds

Chronic exposure to even small amounts of staph bacteria could be a risk factor for the chronic inflammatory disease lupus, Mayo Clinic research shows. Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a ger...

Lab Notes: Staph's Nasal Anchor Located

(MedPage Today) -- A factor in nasal tissues onto which Staph bacteria latch during colonization has been identified, creating a potential new therapeutic target. Also this week: an anti-celiac pill t...

UNMC Develops Library for Researchers of Staph Infections

Through the creation of a library of more than 2,000 mutant strains of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has provided an important tool for scientists aroun...

Belfonte recalls some ice cream with peanut butter

By AP staffKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Belfonte Ice Cream is recalling two types of ice cream that contain peanut butter because of the potential of salmonella contamination.

Sertaconazole 2 % cream vs. hydrocortisone 1% cream in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.

Abstract Objective: Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is commonly treated with anti-inflammatory products, including topical corticosteroids. This study was undertaken to compare efficiency of sertaconazole...

Is pimecrolimus cream (1%) an appropriate therapeutic agent for the treatment of external ear atopic dermatitis?

Background: In recent years, pimecrolimus 1% cream has been demonstrated to reduce symptoms of atopic dermatitis in patients when applied topically. Material/Methods: In our study we compared the ther...

Comparison of sertaconazol 2% cream versus hydrocortison 1% ointment in the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

Abstract Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is common chronic inflammatory skin disease.Topical corticosteroids as the mainstay of treatment have many side effects, both cutaneous and systemic. Sertac...

Coagulase-negative staphylococci from non-mastitic bovine mammary gland: characterization of Staphylococcus chromogenes and Staphylococcus haemolyticus by antibiotic susceptibility testing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

During routine microbiological examination of milk samples from dairy cows without clinical signs of mastitis, quarter milk samples of 231 dairy cows from 12 herds were investigated for the presence o...

Natural peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha agonist cream demonstrates similar therapeutic response to topical steroids in atopic dermatitis.

Abstract Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) requires permanent skin care. Objective: A cream containing 2% SO (sunflower oleodistillate), with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α...